SENATE DOCKET, NO. 542        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1606

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act authorizing the transfer of a parcel of land in the city of Taunton.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Marc R. Pacheco

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

Shaunna O'Connell

3rd Bristol


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 542        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1606

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1606) of Marc R. Pacheco, Patricia A. Haddad and Shaunna O'Connell for legislation for legislation to authorize the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the city of Taunton.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1447 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act authorizing the transfer of a parcel of land in the city of Taunton.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall, for consideration of $1, by deed approved as to form by the attorney general, a certain parcel of land currently used as a parking lot on Court Street in the city of Taunton to the city of Taunton for parking purposes.

SECTION 2. The city of Taunton shall be responsible for any costs for appraisals, surveys and other expenses relating to the transfer of the parcel, or for any costs and liabilities and expenses of any nature and kind for the maintenance or operation of the parcel. In the event the parcel of land ceases to be used at any time for the purposes contained herein, the parcel shall revert to the care and control of the division of capital asset management and maintenance and any further disposition of the parcel shall be subject to sections 40E to 40J, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws.

SECTION 3. The sale price paid under section 2 shall be deposited in the General Fund of the commonwealth.

SECTION 4. The commonwealth shall hold the city of Taunton harmless for any preexisting environmental violations.